Are You Game?

Submitted by The Australian Writers' Guild

AUSTRALIAN WRITERS' GUILD
Writing for Games

Are you Game?
The Australian interactive games industry has developed substantially over the last ten years and this growth has created opportunities of employment for game developers and publishers, writers and designers in game art.

The Australian Writers' Guild is at the forefront of these industrial developments recognising the need for representation and education in interactive writing. The Guild's annual AWGIE Awards, unique in being the only writers' awards judged solely by writers, has a new category for interactive media that encompasses CD Rom & DVD, games, websites, mobile phone games and any other interactive digital media where the use of writing is an integral part of the work.

The AWG, SA Branch is excited to announce the launch of a new course designed to explore the skills, knowledge and understanding required for an entry level position as a writer for the games industry. Presented over two days this will be a professional workshop where participants will gain an overview of writing high concept design, using storytelling devices within game-play and identifying objectives that put the user in the driver's seat in interactive media.

Dates are set for Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May 2005 at the SA Writers? Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle Street, Adelaide. Entry is by application only and application forms and further details are available from: www.awg.com.au <http://www.awg.com.au/> or email sa@awg.com.au. Applications close on Monday 23rd May 2005. The Australian Writers? Guild SA is supported by the South Australian Film Corporation.

For further press details please contact Gabrielle Aujard on 8232 6852.

Gabrielle Aujard
Branch Manager - SA
2nd floor, 187 Rundle Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Phone : 8232 6852
email: sa@awg.com.au